Human Resources committee  Yes, I do.

Human Resources committee  This might be the easiest question I've ever been asked. Yes, it would.

Human Resources committee  As I listened to the conversation this morning, one thing that came to mind is that food in schools can be easier than we're describing it. In the way that textbooks and computers are very common in schools, imagine for a moment a day when food is as commonplace in a school setting.

Human Resources committee  When we imagine government support as a not-for-profit provider.... One of the challenges sometimes is raising the level of awareness high enough to encourage people to act or respond. I think governments, regardless of party affiliation, have a responsibility to create the conditions where awareness emerges and to create the conditions for people to respond.

Human Resources committee  To answer that question in the best way possible, I would describe it as an act of coordinating access among the various supports that are required and the providers that are providing those supports. I'll give you an example. Food security programs often provide headlights, if you will, to housing needs that may have emerged, or may not yet have emerged.

Human Resources committee  Thanks to the committee for having me. My name is Shawn MacKeigan. I am the associate executive director of Mission Services of Hamilton. Mission Services is a multi-sector, not-for-profit social service agency located in Hamilton, Ontario. There we support individuals navigating some of the most challenging circumstances they may ever face.